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NASCAR Winston Cup Series Dura-Lube 500: Starting Grid

1 November 1997

PHOENIX, AZ - Starting grid for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Dura-Lube 500 
Presented by Kmart:
          
Ps.No.  Driver                 Sponsor                   Make Lap Time M.P.H.
-- ---- ----------------------------------------------------- -------- -------
Row  1 
 1  43  Bobby Hamilton         STP                       Pont 0:27.360 131.579
 2  23  Jimmy Spencer          Camel Cigarettes          Ford 0:27.495 130.933
Row  2 
 3   2  Rusty Wallace          Miller Lite               Ford 0:27.566 130.596
 4  18  Bobby Labonte          Interstate Batteries      Pont 0:27.633 130.279
Row  3 
 5  75  Rick Mast              Remington Arms            Ford 0:27.647 130.213
 6  33  Ken Schrader           Skoal                     Chev 0:27.651 130.194
Row  4 
 7   3  Dale Earnhardt         GM Goodwrench Serv Plus   Chev 0:27.661 130.147
 8  30  Johnny Benson          Pennzoil                  Pont 0:27.684 130.039
Row  5 
 9  88  Dale Jarrett           Quality Care/Ford Credit  Ford 0:27.688 130.020
10   9  Lake Speed             Advantage Camo            Ford 0:27.690 130.011
Row  6 
11  27  Kenny Irwin            Action Performance        Ford 0:27.705 129.940
12  24  Jeff Gordon            DuPont Automotive Refin   Chev 0:27.714 129.898
Row  7 
13  90  Dick Trickle           Heilig-Meyers/Simmons     Ford 0:27.716 129.889
14   6  Mark Martin            Valvoline                 Ford 0:27.755 129.706
Row  8 
15  11  Brett Bodine           BDR Motorsports           Ford 0:27.757 129.697
16  36  Derrike Cope           Skittles                  Pont 0:27.765 129.660
Row  9 
17   7  Geoff Bodine           QVC                       Ford 0:27.767 129.650
18  42  Joe Nemechek           BellSouth                 Chev 0:27.785 129.566
Row  10 
19  17  Darrell Waltrip        Western Auto              Chev 0:27.789 129.548
20  41  Steve Grissom          Kodiak                    Chev 0:27.790 129.543
Row  11 
21  81  Kenny Wallace          Square D                  Ford 0:27.790 129.543
22  37  Jeremy Mayfield        KMart/RCA Cola            Ford 0:27.799 129.501
Row  12 
23  16  Ted Musgrave           Family Channel/Primestar  Ford 0:27.802 129.487
24  77  Robert Pressley        Jasper Engines            Ford 0:27.820 129.403
Row  13 
25  28  Ernie Irvan            Texaco Havoline           Ford 0:27.821 129.399
26   4  Sterling Marlin        Kodak Gold Film           Chev 0:27.833 129.343
Row  14 
27  22  Ward Burton            MBNA                      Pont 0:27.835 129.334
28  40  Greg Sacks             Coors Light               Chev 0:27.865 129.194
Row  15 
29   5  Terry Labonte          Kellogg's Corn Flakes     Chev 0:27.868 129.180
30  21  Michael Waltrip        CITGO                     Ford 0:27.870 129.171
Row  16 
31  14  Steve Park             Burger King               Chev 0:27.888 129.088
32  31  * Mike Skinner         Lowe's                    Chev 0:27.889 129.083
Row  17 
33   8  Hut Stricklin          Circuit City              Ford 0:27.900 129.032
34  44  Kyle Petty             Hot Wheels                Pont 0:27.916 128.958
Row  18 
35  98  John Andretti          RCA                       Ford 0:27.917 128.954
36  94  Bill Elliott           McDonald's                Ford 0:27.959 128.760
Row  19 
37  99  Jeff Burton            Exide Batteries           Ford 0:27.980 128.663
38  71  Dave Marcis            RealTree                  Chev 0:27.998 128.581
Row  20 
39  10  Ricky Rudd             Tide                      Ford  Provsnl   0.000
40  29  * Jeff Green           Cartoon Network           Chev  Provsnl   0.000
Row  21 
41  96  David Green            Caterpillar               Chev  Provsnl   0.000
42  97  Chad Little            John Deere                Pont  Provsnl   0.000
Row  22 
43  25  Ricky Craven           Budweiser                 Chev  Provsnl   0.000

DID NOT QUALIFY

46  Wally Dallenbach, Jr.  First Union               Chev
52  Jack Sprague           Budweiser                 Chev
 1  Morgan Shepherd        R&L Carriers              Pont
78  Gary Bradberry         Hanes                     Ford
    
* Rookie of the Year Contender
     
Track Length      :  1.0000 Miles